The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-05-26
FATHER AND SON.
Changes Wrought in Parental Corresponds
ence I'm the Course of a Century.

ence I'm the Course of Century.
OUR FATHERS AND Us-1776.
Dear and most respectfully esteemed
son-May one who stands to you in the
tender and even affectionate. not to
say intimate, relation of father, for
which privilege l hope l am not un-
duly grateful-be permitted to plead
the brevity of human life. among other
things of far lesser Importance. as one
of the many reasons of which am,
however, none the less sensible, be-
lieve me, respected sir, for curtailing
the brief suggestions which follow
herein to their narrowest limits, COM
patible with a clear understanding OF
the matters which it is my respectful
ambition to urge upon your attention.
to which end I beg your indulgence
for only brief portion of the current
year. 1t appeared to me, during your
| recent visit at the humble home which
it is my good fortune to share with
you, that could detect at perhaps not
infrequent intervals, as it were. Ger.
tain defects of extravagance. rather
than faults, in your conduct and recre-
ations, which am constrained to deem
it my duty, as father whose sense OF
| faithfulness to his children is ever
striving for the mastery with that other
sense of the respectful attitude which
he should carefully and circumspcctly
maintain toward them, to direct your
earnest attention to, with view to
their correction, if may be so bold.
But, alas, the flight of time reminds
me, need say, that human life is all
too short for the complete and satisfac-
tory performance of those tasks and
duties. whether self-imposcd or as
| signed to our hands by an all-wise and
overruling Providence. and l now
perceive that although I have already
exceeded the limit of time and space
allotted to me for the writing of thi:
letter, have not as yet completed tho
preparatory introduction to the cxor
dunn of the same, and must of neces
sity, therefore, perforce submit to thu
further postponing of the thing (if !
; may be pardoned for using so monosyl
Liable word when much longer ont
! would have much worse answered m,
! purpose and rendered my meaning fa
more unintelligible) which it was m.
earnest and most respectful dosirc u
communicate to you. Your grand
father wishes me to convey to you hi
4 most dutiful assurances of his contin
3 ucd and most distinguished considera
I ton, and beg leave to subscribe my
self, my dear son, as one who has tn
S honor to be, very respectfully, you
o obedient father,
: THEoPHuUs LA LAFAYETTE ST.
s AMOS BERKIEGH.
S WE AND OUR soNs-1887.
DEAR BoB-After YOU went back
g college, last month, bills to the amour
t of $50. 67, which you had contracted
k several restaurants, livery stable an
y one or two other places not neccssar
# to itemize, were presented to me.
r paid the same, but have charged til
n amount against your allowance tn
IL quarter, which will leave you so shol
l. I fear you will be reduced to the nece
l. sity of going out where you can see IL
IS town clock when you want to know Il
time of day. don't want to be han
on you, but you are old enough no
to know that money doesn't grow o
le trees. If you don't know it by the er
of the quarter, go ont into the woo'
IS and try and shake some down. Th
'e leaves us all in good health and hol
le YOU are the same. Your mother al
o. sister send love, and your gran
p mother sends you $40, which. for pr
rs dental reasons aforesaid, withho
to until later advices. Have said nothiI
ie to her about your pranks.
Ill Your affectionate father,
IN 7. L. SrAMsBERRY.
Rvr,1efte -, RrooI.l,f,a EG1ls.